THE OMAHA' DAILY BEE ; . WEDNESDAY ; 4 , 1888.
ME PAEDON OF SCHLENCKER
*
Dovornor Thaler's Action Based on
the BtrpnaroatRocommoudatlonB.
THE WATERLOO BRIDGE CASE-
An Answer Filed lly tlio Union Pacific
Denying tlio Authority or tlio
Hoard of Trannjiortnllun
Lincoln New * .
KHRK'8 ' LINCOLN
'tho governor yesterday stated that ho was
Crank to say thut ho believed ha had made n
mistake In the pardon recently granted Fltz-
fclinmons for a crime almost exactly like that
jfcommlttcd by Schlcnkor , whom lie pardoned
bn Friday last. The governor has not ascer
tained but what the facts presented for Fltz-
Simmons' pardon were true , but the relatives
jtof the man have not kept their promise In re1
) gard to Fitzsmimons' acts einco he was par
doned. Schlcnkcr's friends , after Fitzslm-
Ijnous1 release , have worked Industriously ior
9iU pardon. Ho had several years longer
"than " Fitzslmmons nnd with n good record at
\ho pcnltentlarj' , and the petition was a vo
luminous ono for his pardon. The following
is the text of ono of the communications :
"Umlorjtandlng thut nn npjtcal is to bo
made to you for a pardon In the case of Henry
A. Schlenckcr. convicted some ten years since
' -of murder In the second degree , and sen-
lenccd to Imprisonment for fifteen years in
the penitentiary , I desire to say that , being
conversant with the circumstances of the
case and having personal knowledge of the
character and habits of the prisoner prior to
Tils conviction , and having favorable reports
of his conduct in prison , 1 most heartily sym
pathize with the movement for a pardon that
will anticipate his release in due course of
law in a few month" nnd restore him to citi
zenship. Your obedient servant ,
C. II. GCIIC.
I heartily concur in the foregoing :
CIIAIII.KS H.Ooui.n ,
N. I. HAIIWOOD ,
G. M. T-iAMIieilTSOX ,
"VV. J. LAMM ,
T. M. MAUU.UKTTK. "
Judge Pound , who.presided ut the trials of
Sclilencker in the lower courts , snld , in u
letter to the governor ; "I am in sympathy
with the movement and Join in tho.rcMuest and
prayer of the petitioners. From all I can
hour and learn concerning him and his con
duct , I um led to believe that the public In
terests will bo best subserved by the exercise ,
in his bohulf , of the pardoning power. "
Kx-Wurdcn Nobes , of the penitentiary ,
wrote recommending Schlcneker's pardon for
his general good conduct und , taking tlio
pliico nnd circumstances of the crime into
consideration , Mr. Nobcs' conclusion was
tlmt Schlenuker was u fit subject for execu
tive clemency and tlmt if pardoned ho would
make a good , upright , honest citizen.
John U. Watson , of Nebraska City , who
was prosecuting attorney at the llnal term of
court , in which the plea of murder in the
second degree was accepted fromSchloncker ,
wrote the governor that ho accepted the plea
anil sentence as the evidence was not entirely
conclusive for u crime of u higher character ,
notwithstanding tlio indictment. Mr.Vut -
son also referred to letters that ho had .re
ceived from the ex-warden and warden of
the penitentiary relative to the good charac
ter of Sclilencker while In prison and con
eluded tlmt ho believed the well being of
society and the ends of Justice would not be
injured by executive clemency. ( Jeorgo S. .
Smith thu prosecutor in the case , also up
proved of n pardon and Warden Hyers , while
not cxp'resslng a recommendation , told the
governor that if pardons were granted ho
thought Sehlenckor should bo llrst.
f TUB UNION I'ACI FIl'.S AXSWEIl.
Tbe Union Pacific yesterday Illod with the
board of transportation the following answer
in the Waterloo bridge case :
Before the Hoard of Transportation of the
State of Nebraska. In the Mutter of the
Complaint of J. H. Walts Against the
Union Pucillc Hallway Company.
The respondent , the Union I'acillc railway
* company , comes nnd shows cause against
the Hading und order of the board of trans
portation of the stiito of Nebraska made lit
this cause on the twenty-third day of Decent ,
her , A. D. , 1SS7 , by the following answer , us
provided by the net of legislature of the stnto
of Nebraska , creating said board of transpor
tation.
Respondent denies that the allegations ol
said comulaint are true us therein stated , but
admits thut the llrst truck built by the Union
Pacific railway company from the Elkhori
river eustward to the bluffs opposite to whal
now Is the Village of Waterloo , consisted ol
an entire embankment without trestles 01
water ways , but res ] > ondont states that u' '
thut duto there were few or no settlers re
siding upon land ? adjacent to said embank
ment on either side of the river , that there
was no town , village or collection of inhub
Hunts ujKin the present site of the
village of Waterloo , and- that the
, prodo ns laid at the time was wholly difTcren
to the present , that the cut In the bluffs wcs
of Klkhorn station ivas comparatively light ,
and that the elevation of the grade ujioii the
Klkhorn bottom between wild bluffs and tlio
Klkhorn river was very low , making an ns
cending grade from said Klkhorn botUm
across said bluffs wliidi was steep nnd difll
cult ; that in the years IbM nnd ISO" , when
said embankment was carried away by
freshet or inundation of the Elkhorn river ,
the Union Pacific- railroad hud not yet beei
uocentod by the government us a complotet
ro.ul , nnd thut the work thereon at that iwint
was temi > orury and provisional , sufllcicut foi
the oi > eruUon of the road and the transport ; !
tion of freight nnd passengers temporarily
until said grade could bo reduced toitspropci
standard ; that It admits it to bu trun that tlio
temporary und provisional grade was BWOII
nwuy by the inundation , and tlmt in hnstili
rebuilding the same a m-sllo was used abou
41M feet long , which continued to bo use
until ISM ) , hut respondent denies that duriiv
this period and moro than any other periqc
the land upon which the town of Waterloo is
now situated was free from inundation , am
respondent is advised by its engineers and
bslievcs tlmt the existence of said trestle re
llnvod said inundation to a very limited ex
tent , if at all. That in tlio year ! Sf
the respondent undertook to conforn
tlio road from Waterloo eastward to
u point n short distuneo east of Klkhimi stn
tion to such ti permanent ur.ido and structun
as Its engincchs. regarded as necessary for th
v economical und safe operation of its road in
the transportation of freight and passengers
then increasing rapidly in extent and import
mice , t lint thi ? embankment was raised eus
of the Klkhorn river and towards the Elk
horn bin IT , und that tlio cut in said Klkhon
bluff was raised to such an extent as to con
ctitute , with thu raised embankment , an eus.
nnd workable grade for the business of thread
road between tlio Klkhorn river nnd the Elkhorn -
horn station , that ut that time the trestlu WAS
discarded und the embankment made solid ,
upon the ndvlco nnd Instruction of the chief
engineer of said road that such action was
necessary in order to secure the convenient ,
economical nnd safe transportation of freight
nnd passengers over n.iid road , nnd tlmt ut
the saino time after making careful nnd cx-
h lustivo surveys of the country north of said
grade said chief engineer was of thn opinion
that the closing of said trestle and thu build
ing of said solid embankment had little or no
effect In producing so-called inundations nt
Che townof Wutorloo.-whioh , in thu meantime
between 1&70 und ISStV had become nn in-
corK | > nUcd village , as shown by the hist cen
sus , of nliont three hundnid and fifty persons ,
fend respondent submits that it is advised anil
believes that it can establish to the satisfac
tion of any board of expert engineers , tlmt
the construction of said grade was wise , nec
essary und mdibpcnsiblo to thu safe and
fjiceessful transportation of the immense
rafllo in freight und passengers constantly
growing tijion the east forty miles of said
road.
Respondent further answering says that it
bnliove.s that s.ild board of transportation is
mistaken , as a mutter of fact , in Its finding
chut the excess of water overflowing the
tanks of the Klkhorn river llmls its way
thiough thu dcprc&sloii between thu IClkhorn
river and said .Klkhnrn bluffs nnd becoming
obstructed by said grudo overflows the pres
ent town site of Waterloo by reason of the
const ruction- said grade , but respondent
bojtuves the furl to bu that long before snid
. grade was constructed und long before said
road was built that the present town site of
Waterloo ' 'vas ropcatedly ovcrllowcd
.by , water whenever the rise
in the Klkhorn , river , was auf-
. llcient to curry it out of its bunks , and re--
H | > oudont ilcvlnreX that the town of Wulerlon
w.Ys Jocutod , Until nnd hat sihco term occur
pirj witfi tbi full knowledge pf the facl'lhat
* ar4 overflow is Hiuvlta.ble auJ that if .tho
railroad was titoetatetf rewred between th
Elkhorn river and tna Elkhorn bluffs , in
tlrnen of jrroat freshets in tfafe Elkhorn , said
town of Waterloo would Mill bo Inundated
nnd overflowed , and respondent denies that
said overflow , whenever It bos occurred , boa
been Injurious to the health of the citizen * of
Waterloo and vicinity , or that It has In-
flictcd any considerable amount of damage
upon the property of the citizens of Waterloo ,
as is evidenced by the fact that snld citizens
have n , remedy , If the theory of the board of
transportation Is correct , for damages for
every Injury Incurred ; thut only ono suit has
ever been brought against the railway com
pany for such damage , und that Jn that suit
it turned out , u | > on trial , that the party had
not been damaged imd failed to recover a
verdict.
And respondent further snys that It denies
thut Uie comfort , convenience and accommo
dation of the public and of the individual citi
zens of Waterloo and vicinity , considered
with reference to said overflow and Inunda
tion is entitled to be considered against the
safety and security and convenience of con
tinental traffic In freight and passengers
which passes over said grade und solid em
bankment , that to open said solid embank- ,
mcnt and insert Cither a trestle or culvert or
bridge or any structure which can bo placed
therein will Imperil the safety of trains and
result , in the opinion of the respondent , in n
vastly greater amount of Injury to the public
than can possible uccruo from its mainte
nance , that It Is unwise , injudicious and Inde
fensible , in the opinion of the rcsiwiident ,
when the citizens of Waterloo and vicinity
and the property adjacent thereto have an
udcipiate remedy at law for whatever damage
may bo inflicted upon them , to compel the
railway company to mutilate nnd weaken and
deteriorate Its grade and roadbed by opening
said solid embankment und thus converting a
safe , strong and secure roadbed into an un
safe , weak and insecure roadbed.
itesitondent further denies that the low
ground between the left bank of the Klkhorn
river and tho"bluffs cast thereof is a natural
ater course und that the natural flow of
water , except in case of uncontrollable
freshets , is through said depression nnd
avers the truth to bo that at the time of such
freshets and during their continuance no
amount of opening , even the complete re
moval of the entire grade from the Klkhoru
river to the bluffs , will prevent the Inunda
tion of the town of Waterloo.
Respondent further says that the Union
I'acJlle Railway company Is a corporation
'ormed by the consolidation of three other
oriKirutions in pursuance of the charter
grunting it corporate existence , to-wlt : The
"Cansas Pacillc railroad , eastern division ;
Jio Union Pacific railroad company , nnd the
Denver & Pacific Kailway & Telegraph
company , nil of which corporations have
amalgamated and consolidated in pursuance
of law into a single corporation known us tlio
Union Pacllle railwaj company , which now
owns and operates the entire Union Pacific
system , including the particular portion of
road complained of by the complainant ; that
said corporations were created by tlio federal
congress in pursuance of the constitutional
j > ewers of the government of the United
States , for the transportation of troops , mu
nitions of war , army supplies , Indian goods ,
.ind other transportation required by the gov
ernment of the United States In its dealings
with the Indian tribes , and in the prosecu
tion of offensive or defensive war and in the
imintcnnnco of its stores , ursenals and navy
yards and other appliances for tlio mainte
nance of Its army und navy , for the transpor
tation of malls and postal matter and the ex
ecution of Its powers in maintaining for the
usn and benefit of the United States and all
ortions thereof of post routes and post
roads ; that in pursuance of said charter said
Union Pacific railroad company built its road
from Omaha , Neb. , to Ogden , Utah , a portion
tion of which is tbo section complained of in
this controversy , nnd that since the year 1M5 , >
tlio portion of the road complained of has
been operated and maintained under and by
virtue of said acts of congress ; that the
method of the construction of said road , the
terms of Its acceptance by the government of
the United States , the conditions upon which
it should be accepted as a completed road ,
and everything necessary to comply with the
law of congress authorizing the construction
of said road , is provided for by federal law ;
that from time to time as sections of twenty
nnd forty milcs of said road were com
pleted , it was accepted by commissioners
appointed by the president of the United
States as a compliance with those provisions
of the charter relating to the construction
thereof , and that afterwards , upon a full
and complete examination of said road by a
commission appointed by the president of the
United States , the same was accepted subject
to certain additions and changes thereafter
to bo made , and which have since been made
and completed in accordance with the terms
and conditions of the act of congress under
which the same was built , und respondent in
sists thut the matter of tlio construction and
operation of said road are within the exclu
sive Jurisdiction of the federal government
und that the state of Nebraska , through its
board of transportation or any other agency
is without power to control or direct the de
struction of any portion of said roadbed , or
to require the reconstruction or the rebuild
ing thereof , or any portion thereof , and re
spondent says that at the time said act of
congress was passed , and at the time said
road was constructed 'tho state of Nebraska
was a territory in which the i > ewer of congress -
gross was supreme , und thut the right of the
federal government to incorporate said road
and assume und maintain federal Jurisdiction
over it cannot bo questionod.
Wherefore , respondent submits that the
board of transportation has no-Jurisdiction to
make the finding or order herein made , and
that If the question is cognizable by any ex
isting body or organization , its Jurisdiction is
exclusively vested in the board of commis
sioners created by the act to regulate com
merce passed and approved by the congress
of the United States ut its last session.
Respondent further submits that if the
board of transportation htiall overrule this
answer and the showing thereunder to bo
made and shall bo of the opinion that its Jur
isdiction and power in the premises is ple
nary , that the order of said board as made is
vague , uncertain and ambiguous and th.it it is
impossible for the company to comply there
with with any safety to itself or any assur
ance of freedom from vexations , litigations
nnd annoyance after such order shall huvo
been compiled with , the respondent prays
that the board of transportation may call to
its aid u body of skilled and expert civil en
gineers , if necessary , ami so modify its order
as to Hx specifically the precise work and tlio
pivoiso extent of the- work to be done by re
spondent In order to accoiiipllbh the
purpose sought by complaint : that
tlio order as raado throws the
respondent wholly upon the discretion and
Judgment of the engineers of the respondent as
to the extent und kind of openings to bo uindo
In said solid embankment , when the judg
ment of MI id engineers is that no opening
that can bo made will effect the purpose-
sought by the complainant ; that respondent
is of the opinion that no mutter what opening
is made nn extraordinary freshet in tlio Elkhorn -
horn river will result in the Inundation of
Waterloo us heretofore , : uid that in that case
the respondent will bo subject to claims for
damages and litigation by reason of tlio de
fective construction of its roadbed prccKoly
as if the order of the board of transportation
had not been made.
Respondent therefore submits that It is the
duty of the hoard of transportation to make
such order definite and certain , ut lexst us to
the extent of the opening in said embank
ment to bo made by respondent , and that
such order should bo made as to operate as a
defensn to suirt railway company , when it in
complied with , against any complaint which
may hereafter bo unido by reason of the ob
struction of the flow of water in said al
leged dry channel near tbo Klkhorn bluffs.
Respondent bellnvcs that the order of the
board as made imposes upon the company nn
impossibility when it uses this language :
' The length of said opening must bo suf
ficient to permit a free und unobstructed
passage of the water so that-the height of the
water below or 6n the south side of said em
bunkmcnt shall maintain its level with thn
water above said embankment to n mitura
fall , " nml that sunh result can only bo accom
plishcd by the absolute removal of the entire
railway embairlcment from the Klkhort
bluffs us far west us Valley station , 11 vc miles
west of Waterloo.
And further answering , respondent submits
that tbo act of the legislature of Xebras ! ; ,
entitled "An net to regnlato railroads , prevent
vent unjust discrimination , piovido fur r
board of transportation , and deflno its duties
and repeal articles 0 und o of chapter 7' ' , entitled
titled 'Railroads , ' of the revisei ! statutes nm
all acts und parts of acts in cqr.tliit theio-
with , " is unconstitutional und void , and tlu
In its terms and on its face it grants no power
or Jurisdiction to th < 5 beard of tranfcpomitn :
to make thu order in controversy.
Wherefore , rei > | > oiidont pritietnatsnU com
plaint may bo disuns&i.'d.
UMO-StPACiriDjltlLWAT COMl'AXY ,
lly A. J. Poppleloiv , Its attorney ,
. . NEW XDTAIIIKS.
lioVonior'Thavor.'ycitorday roit.mUsinnci
.tlio foluvtus ! ! uotaric.av Jgliji ? . ! . . Clarke
Otttha ; Tbwnu 3. Orlfgti , Mlnnlon Creek ,
Pnwneo county : 3. Barker , Harrison , Siou *
county ; Bcul. H < McGrow , Crawford , Duwc
county : John D. Pope , Kriond , Saline county j
A. B. Christian. Nlotn. York county ; Horatio
Smclier , Loup City , Sherman county ; C. H.
Gardiner , O'Neill. Holt county ; W. K.
Hhoodofl , Omaha ; William A. Albright , Dawson - '
son , Richardson county ; C. M. Parker , Lin
coln ; H. 1) . Austin , 'Hemingford , IJox Uutte
county ,
AHTICLRg OP IXCOItfOIIATIOK
of the Mindcn Loan and Hullding association
have been filed with the secretary of state.
The capital .stock of tha association is limited
to 1,000 shares of fJOO. The Indebtedness is
limited to fjOO. The incorporntors arc John
R. Muxon , A. H. Hurnctt , L. W. Honguc , K.
Gorman , W. T. McGinnlss , Oeo. f. Nulburn ,
S. J. Johnson , T. J. Courtney nnd K. L.
Adams.
MONTHLY ArrnorniATioxs.
The board of public lands nnd buildings
were In session yesterday allowing the regu
lar monthly bills for the different state insti
tutions. These amounted to the following :
Hospital for the insane , Lincoln f'.Mll l > 7
Deaf arid dumb asylum , Omaha ! it > 73 88
{ eform school , Kearney 4,701 117
nstitute for blind , Nebraska City. . . 1.M5 ( tt
lomo for the friendless , Lincoln. . . . 707 53
lospltul , Insane , Norfolk 2,175 'M
COXTIICTst AWUllir.l ) .
The board of public supplies made the fol-
owing awards yesterday for supplies for
tate buildings theensulngiiuartcr :
Lincoln hospital for the insane butter ,
letts & Sowell ; groceries and provisions ,
3corgo Uosslcumn ; boots nnd shoes , Perkins
Jros. ; drugs und niodlciuoa , Zcnug & Dunn :
coal , WhiUjbreast Coal company ; dry goods ,
L nnd D. Newman ; paints nnd oils , J. H.
Inrlcy ; flour , Uetts & Sowell : clothing ,
T. KwlngCo. . , all of Lincoln.
Industrial School Meats , Weaver & Hand ,
jroceries. It. K. Greor , Hour. Kearney Mill-
ng and Elevator company ; dry goods. J. H.
rwin & Co. ; coal , C. 1) . Ayers , all of Kear-
icy , Neb.
Feeble minded Institute , Beatrice Ice ,
A. W. Brodf. bread , A. P. Sperry & Co. ;
coal , W. W , Hunt , agent Whltebreast Coal
jomjmny ; incuts , P. H. Mohlew ; groceries ,
La Sello , Fiske & Co. , all of Ueatrico.
Institute for the blind Coal , ChicagoLum-
) or company ; meats ; M. Gardiner ; groceries ,
W. E. Dillon , all of Nebraska City.
Deaf nnd dumb Institute Groceries , W.
rieming & Co. ; Coal , Omaha Coal & Produce
ompany : drugs , C. F. Goodman ; bread ,
Schwab & Camp ; meats , Harris & Fisher ;
dry goods , Kcllcy , Stlger & Co. ; paints und
oils , C. F. Goodman , all of Omaha.
C'AI'ITAb XOTKS.
The supreme court met yesterday for the
Irst term of the year according to statute ,
ludge Reese taking his seat as chief Justice.
Mr. D. D. Gregory , of Omaha , was admit-
cd to practice.
The case of Plumer vs Shelhorn was con-
I nued.
The following causes were argued and sub-
nitted : State , ex rcl city of Columbus , vs
Bubeock : Cobbey vs Knupp. Adjourned
until to-day.
Deputy Land Commissioner C. M. Carter
vas at Nebraska City yesterday .selling the
Fulton tract of school land at that place. He
goes from thut place to Sheridan county to
conduct a sale of school land for that county.
Judge W. F. Norris , of the Seventh Judicial
listrict , and Judge George W. Domic , of the
Third Judicial district , filed their oaths of of
Ice with the secretary of state yesterday.
Storm Calendar und Weather Foro-
csihts for 1888 , by Rev. Irl R. Hicks ,
witlj explanations of the "Grout Jovian
[ 'eriod , upon which our planet is now
entering1 , mailed to any address , on ru-
ipt of a two cent postage stamp.
Write plainly your name , post oflico and
state. The Dr. J. H. McLean Medicine
Co. , St. Louis , Mo.
Curnol's Happy Father ,
London Figaro : Tlio resident's
father is halo old of
u man _ eighty-live ,
who is a life Eeoator , and is l > y virtue of
liis age the doven of the senate. Old as
lie is , it was ho who was the tirst to
carry to his sou the news ot his oleutioii
on Saturday. M. Carnet had come
down to Versailles on the morning of
the fateful day , and had taken a room
at the Hotel des Reservoirs , the num
ber of which , by a strange coincidence ,
was thirteen. But it w\suot to this
room that the news was brought. M.
Carnet , on hearing thu result of the
second ballot , had gone to the palace of
Versailles to be nearer his friends , and
ho was in one of the salons close to the
corridor full of busts , which English
visitors to Versailles will remember ,
while the final vote was being given.
Ho had drawn up an arm chair
covered with green leather in front
of tlio immense window which
looks upon what was once the garden of
the king , and was sitting there ga'/.ing
at the broir/.o groups of statuary which
were becoming indistinct in the fading
light , when suddenly ho heard the
sounds of rapid footsteps , and in an in
stant ho felt himself seized in a btrong
embrace aud his face covered with
kisses. As M. Carnet is u Frenchman ,
lie was not astonished to find that ho
was being embraced and kissed in this
way by his aged father , who for some
moments said nothing. In fact , neither
spoke for a timo. and it was then the
father who exclaimed : "What joy fore
o , dear BOH ! " Both father and Mm
seem to have been affected to tears , and
presently the new president said : "You
must come and live at the Elyseo with
mo. I must have you always near mo , "
and to this the old senator , after s.omo .
show of resistance , absented. The scene
between father and son in thut room of
Louis XIV's palace , intoroiting though
it was , is curiously suggestive of the
very different way in which Frenchmen
and Englishmen behave when under th.u
influence of livelv pleasurable emotion.
Snow In Iliilcurin.
SorrA , Jan. .1. A heavy snow storm pre
vails In Bulgaria. Tlio railroads are blocked
and European mails duo Saturday have not
yet arrived.
SCRATCHED 28 YEARS ,
A Scaly , Itching Skin Disease With
landless Suffering cured by
Cattaura Jtnmcdics.
If I had known of the rirricnni HKMKIUKH
twenty-elBht yearn go It would nave saved mo
SMOAHi ( t\\o hundred dollars ) and an immensu
niuouiit of nulleriiis , .My dKeaso ( IVorlusis )
commenced on my head in a spot not largerthan
a cent. It spread rapidly all over my body anil
git under my nails. The scales would drop oil
i > i mo all the time. , und my sntferlnij was cndlevi
nml without relief. One thousand dollars would
not tempt mo to have this dl. ea-e over again.
I inn u poor man , but fee ) rich to be relieved of
want some of tl.u doctors said was leprosy ,
so'ne ringworm , psoriasis , etc. , I took , . . and
. . . Sartiaparillu uver one year and a half , but
no cure. ! went to two or three doctors and no
euro. I cannot praise the CUTICUIIA HKMKIIIK.S
too much. They have made my siln as dear
nud free from scales MS n baby's. All 1 used of
them was three boxes of CuiictmA , nud three
bottles of l/'in u UIIA'HKSOI.VK.NT , aud two cakes
ofCmcimv SOAP. If you had been hero anil
said yon would huve cured me for KUU.UO yon
would have had the money. 1 looked like the
picture In your book of 1'sorlasis iplctttre num
ber two , "Mow to CuieSkiti llheatos" ) , but now
1 um as clear as uny person ever wus. 'through
force ot habit I nib uiy bauds over my arms ami
legs to scratch onto in a Avldlo , but to no pur
pose. I Bin all well. I scratched tweuty-elKht
yours , audit xot to be a kind of second nature to
me. I thank jou u. thousand times.uytuing
moro that you want to know writ * ) me. or any
onw who reads this may wrlla me and I will
answer it. DKNNIS DOWNING.
WATKiinunr , VT. , Jan -0th , 1867.
1'sorini'K Eczema , Tetter , Hlngworm , Lichen ,
PrnrltttH Scall Head , Milk Crust , Dandruff , Har
bors' , Haters' , ( iroctr.s.1 aud Washerwoman's
Itrh , and every f peel es of Itching , lluniltitt. Scaly ,
I'lmply Humors of the Skin , Sculp and lllond ,
with hosH of Hair , are pohltlvely cure.il by CITI-
Clill * , the Bieat Skin Cure , nnd Urriciin \ SOAP ,
nn ( iXtiulnltu Skin Heautiner ( ixtermtlly , and
I'tiTictMti HKSOI.VUXT. the new Illood 1'itrllier
Internally , when physicians and all other renu-
die. fall.
Sold everywhere. Price , Cimcm * . Mc ) : So u > .
SV ; HEUiMKNT.il. I'repnreil by the I'dTruu
Ultra AM ) CJIKMICM , Co. , lloston , .Mass.
r'r"'ond ' for "How to Cure Skin Diseases , " Gl
p ifs. ; M Illustrations , uud 1(0 ( testimonial * .
I'l.I'.H , biack-hends , rhapped und oily skin
prevented by CcTi.titA MmucATiU ) yo.vp.
RREE1 FREE FROM PAIN !
IN OXK MI.NL'Ti : THE
kinntlcjJctHllii. . Sudden , 3harp , nd
' .Ner.vpus 1'aln.s , strains und Weak-
ntiTha first aud only palu-kllllui ; plaster , - > c.
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OF $5OOOOO.
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Tickets can be procured FREE OF CHARGE by applying at
b i 1119 Farnam St. , Omaha , Neb.
Drawing Takes Place Daily Bet. 7 a.nv and 9 p.m. No Blanks ; every Ap
plicant Gets a Prize , as the amount will be 'divided into 31250 Prizes
as follows.
A PAIR PANTALOONS.
- AT FOR
&t.U ) Which was mailo to order by a Merchant Tailor . ; . ftl.OO
$ : i.70 " " " " " " " . 7.00
t4.HO * " " . $8.00
$1.71) " " " u " " " . $0.00
$ -.70 " u " " " " " . : . $10.00
$ ( f. < )0 ) " " " " " " " . $111.00
$7.40 " " ' " " " " . $14.00
$ H.O'i ' " " " " " " " . $10.00
S'J.IO ' " ' " " " " " " . 118.00
A SUIT.
AT FOU
$9.80 Which was made to order by a Merchant Tailor . $18.00
SlUiO " " " " " " " . $ . ( H )
$14.40 " " " " " " . $28.00
$1(1.80 ( " " " " " " " . $32.00
18.50 " ll " " " " " . $30.00
$ ± 2.SO " " " " " " " . . $15.00
$2.1.70 " " " " " " " . . $50.00
$28.20 " " " " " ' " . . $55.00
$ : n.a : " ll " " " " " . . $ c > o.oo
$3-5.00 " " " " " " " . . $70.00
AN OVERCOATS.
AT FOR
fiO Which was m\de : to order by a Morchan ITailor $18 .00
. TII " " > ' " " " . .
$10.70 $20.00
. ) II II U II 1C . .
$1U.W $25. < X )
. " " " " " " .
$11.70 $2tf.OU
815.90 II U II II It K . $30.00
$17.70 II II II U II II . $35.00
$20.80 U U II II K II . $40.00
$2.5.10 II II . II II II U . $ lr.00
$2.1.35 II .1 II II II II. . $50.00
. II II II II II II . .
$31.20 $ (50.00 (
. 11 II II II II II . .
$35.00 $70.00
. " " " " " ' " .
$40.80 $80.00
Including a complete stock of furnishing go9ds , hats and caps , at 50c on
the dollar in which your savings will award a nice prize
AT THE MISFIT PARLORS ,
1119 Farnam Street 1119 ' |
N. B. Orders by mail receive prompt and careful attention.
WAX NOSES AND EARS.
CtmoiiH Artificial Members and How
They Are Made.
Now York Journal : "Do.you over htwo
requests to make qucor nrtificiul limbs ? "
was asked of u manufacturer , who had ; i
wodon leg prominently displayed in n
showcase.
Oh " the "wo have
, yes , wns reply ,
nil kinds of visitors , some of them want
very odd things. Only a short time
BUICO a man dropped in who wanted mete
to make him an artificial nose. It was
not in my line , however , as I can only
innko logs , arms und lingers , so I was
compelled to decline his request. There
are many curious things about my busi
ness. For instance , if 11 man only loses
his foot ho is compelled to wear an en
tire false log , just as if ho had lost his
leg up above the knee. If ho loses his
hand ho is compelled to wear u false
arm , because otherwise it wouldn't work
right and couldn't be fastened securely.
With a linger , however , it is different ,
as wo can generally fasten that on so
that no ono could toll the difference. "
"Do you make cork legs , " was asked.
The manufacturer laughed heartily us
ho replied :
"No , I do not ; and I never knew ono
who did. The cork leg is a fable , and I
suppose had its origin in that famous
song about "Mynheer Von Dam. "
the richest merchant in Rotterdam ,
who kicked a poor relative out of doors
and in doing bo fractured his leg so that
ho was compelled to wear ono made of
cork that finally ran away with him.
Anyway , I never saw a cork leg myself.
AH'urtilicial arms and legs are made of
wood , such as willow , basswood , or
something of that sort. 'Wio wood is
covered with raw hide to preserve it ,
and the top , as you see , is made of
leather nicely padded , where it fastens
on the stump of the real leg. "
"What is the cost of artificial limbs ? "
"An artificial leg usually costs $75 ,
although wo have made them as high
as $150. Ail arm doesn't cost quite so
much , and fingers are less in proper
tion. "
"How long will the limbs last ? "
"Wo guarantee a leg to last five years ,
although I have known one to be worn
for fifteen years. If a man is careless
and gets his artificial foot wet it will
boon rot , aud then ho will bo compelled
to have a new ono fastened to his leg.
Wo can put a now foot on just as easily
as a shoemaker puts a sole on your
shoe. "
"Dt sell artificial
) you over ready-made
ial limbs ? "
"Oh. no , " , responded the manufac
turer , "every one lias to bo made to
order , because no two men are exactly
alike. When a man wants a limb wo
ineiiburo him very carefully for it , iw it
must be exactly the same eizo us his
natural limb' , or'ho would feel awkward.
It is made just us near tlio same bhapo
of his natural limb as possible , and ho
BOOH gets accustomed to it. "
"You mentioned requests that you
sometimes had for odd limbs. "
"Yon , " roplip'd the manufacturer ;
"there was the 3111111 I mentioned who
wanted the liose' . I have seen several
artificial noses , but never made any.
They are usually made of wax or plaster
of Paris , and arc generally fastened to
the face by a pair of spectacles caught
over the eyrs. They generally have
rather a queer appearance , and don't
look much like the , natural article. They
are also very oxpensiivo , as there is a
great deal of work on them , es [ > oeially
in the coloring. The object , of course ,
is to make them as much like the nat
ural-skin color as pos.-iblo. I know an
iild army otllccr who lost his nose in tlio
war and had an artificial one made. He
was a very hard drinker , and ho Used to
go to the man who made his nose every
nix months and have it colored up a lit
tle more , to make it look natural , as he
suid.
suid."I
"I also know n , man , " continued the
manufacturer , who lost an car , und had
one made of India-rubb'ir. ] t was a
beautiful piece of work , and was n very
delicutuly tinted the exact color of a
our. "No ono could have told
the difference , and very few people
know that ho were an artificial oar un
til ono day ho dressed in a hurry and
put it on wrong side before. Ho ctuno
down town with it that way and created
n great sensation before ho discovered
his mistake.
"Tho queerest case I over heard of , "
continued the manufacturer , "was of a
man who lost his lower jaw and had it
replaced by an artificial ono com
posed of rubber and wax. By
an arrangement of springs ho
. could use it almost as well as an ordin
ary jaw. Then there is the case of that
boy at Belleville , N. J. , who lost both
hands in n machine last spring. His
friends took up a subscription for him
and had two hands made for him. From
the wrist up they were made of ash and
the hands were made of rubber , covered
with kid gloves. I understand that ho
can use them as nearly as well as nat
ural hands and pick up a pen and write
with it easily.
"I tell you wo can rej > lace almost any
part of a man except his head , and per
haps in another century they'll bo able
to do that. "
Rend the Death Roll
"Which the bills of mortality of any
largo city may bo fitly designated , and
you will find that renal and vosical mal
adies , that is to say , these that affect
the kidneys or bhulder , have a remark
able prom'inenco we had almost said
preponderance. Bright's disease and
diabetes in the chronic stage are rarely
cured , and gravel , catarrh of the blad
der and enuresis sluy many. Yet at the
outset , when the trouble merely
amounts to inactivity of the organs in
volved , the danger limy bo nullified by
that pleasant renal tonic and diuretic ,
Hostotter's Stomach Bitters , which im
parts the requisite amount of tone to
tlio organs , without over-exciting them ,
and the use of which is convenient , and
involves no elaborate preparation.
Dyspepsia , a usual concomitant of renal
complaints , nnd debility , which they
invariably produce , are remedied by it.
So nlso arc constipation , malarial , rheu
matic and nervous ailments.
Kho Kissed the Offlccr.
Chicago Herald : An austere and in
exorable policeman , with the solicitude
and air of rctervo power common to
members of the force , was traveling his
boat at Washington and Hnlstead
streets about 1 o'clock yesterday morn
ing. It was Ollk-or Hotlman.of Captain
Lewis' command. Suddenly thu cry of
n woman broke upon his ear. Ho list
ened a moment and the cry was re
peated.
"He's my husbandl" shrieked the
voice in high falsetto.
"You're a liar ; he's mine , you blnok
niggah ! " yelled another in a btrong
contralto.
Running quickly around a corner
whence the hhouts came , Policeman
Hoffman came upon two colored women
of giant proportions , each of them seem
ingly six feet tall and weighing 200
pounds. They were struggling over
the possession of a huge and very black
negro , who seemed unwilling to go with
either. Tlio women were of the quad
roon typo and had been imbibing freely.
Putting on his boldest front , the olli-
cor intcrforrcd in the domestic quarrel.
In the name of the law ho demanded
the whole party to accompany him to
the station.
' Ef dar's anybody I loves better dan
my husban1 St'.s a copper , miah yo'
born , " exclaimed one , and before the
oflluer was aware she foil on his neck
and embraced him mon atlcctionalely.
Smack ! and there was a sound as of
pulling her hoof out of the mud.
Tlio second Amazon hud kissed him.
"Uh"baid ! the ollieor , "Don't do that
again , "
Meanwhile the black man ran nway ,
leaving poor Hoffman to take ills placu
in the struggle witli the women. Ono
of thorn hold him securely with both
hands locked tightly under his anus ,
while other grabbed him by the feot.
They lifted the stalwart oillcer from the
ground and started to carry him toward
thu station. Ho yelled and raved and
kicked , but all to no purpose.
"Instead o' yo' taken' us niggahs to
stashun we'll take ' " in
, jcs1 yo' , they sang
chorus.
As they marched along the fine nnd
soldierly figure of Lieutenant Alexan
der Hess appeared on the MJUIIO. When
the lieutenant comprehended the situa
tion fully ho was almost paralyzed with
laughter , but ho managed to blurt out :
"Ladies , you must drop that ; it is city
property. ' '
The women obeyed , and willingly
accompanied the lieutenant to the sta
tion , when court opened they were ar
raigned before Justice Scully. They
snia they lived at 141 West Madison
street ; their names were Mary Molloun
and Lydia Terry , and that they were
"jes' out bavin' a good ole timo. "
"Did Mary kiss you ? " tlio justice
asked of Officer Hoffman.
"No , she didn't , judge , yer honor. "
"Did she embrace you ? "
"Yes , she did , an' may the divil take
her. "
"Three dollars and costs each. "
llucksklii Joe.
San Francisco Chronicle : Joseph
Garrison , the noted government scout
and trailer , once the companion of Kit
Carson , and widely known as the
"Buckskin Jop" of many of Ned Bunt-
line's novels , is enrouto to Sacramento ,
at which place ho will provo up on a
pension which has boon granted to him
for thirty-nine years past for several
wounds received nt the capture of the
City of Mexico , whore ho was nearly
cut to pieces and had his skull frac
tured.
In the civil war Garrison Borycd in
Company G , Second cavalry , California
volunteers , and during ono year acted
as vidutto rider between Los Angolcs
and Fort Yumacutting his way through
the Indians moro than oaco to inuko
communication.
Garrison is decorated with the medals
of the Grand Army of the Itopublic ,
Mexican War Veterans , and California
Pioneer societies' . Hois now sixty-two
years of ago , and is yet a magnificent
specimen of physical manhood. On ac
count of the numerous reports of his
death , it was not until about a year ago
that ho was notified that his pension
had been allowed , and ho believes it
now amounts to between fr2,000 and
SIU.OOU.
CREAM
Iti Btiporlor exrollenco proven In millions of
li'i : I < N for morn than n cnmrter of u rcntury. It
lutisml by thfi Unltml Slatm ( lovcrnment. Itn
( lurked liv thu heads ut thu imat uulvtTaltlc , an
thoStlotiKust , Purest and Most Healthful. Dr.
I'rlce-'H tha only ll.iVIni ; Powder that does not
contain Ammonia. Llmu or Alum. Sold only In
l-nllH , 1'IIICR llAKINO 1'OWUKIlCO. ,
Vork. Chicago. tit. Louis.
li.S.L.
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CAPITAL PRIZE , $150,000
" \Vo do berpbf certify that wo miporvlse thotr.
rnnxi'iuimts for ull tlio monthly nnd quarterly
nurticBa inn in KOOU inuu townrti HII parties , ana wo
nuthorlze tlio Coniimnr to itxc thin ccrtttlcntt nltti
lac ulnillua of our BiKiitituru ntluchoJ , ID Hi ftdvortllo *
IMfllltJI - "
COMMISSIONED.
We. tb * undenlirnpd Hunk" and Tinnken will piy ll
I'rlien drawn In Ihu l.oulilanuStnte Lotteries wlilcli
mij lie prcmiiiled ut our counter * .
1. II. Otll.KSUV , 1'rcv lAiulilnnH National Dank.
riKRUK I.ANAU.X , 1'rcj.Ktate National Bank.
A. 11A 1,1)WIN , l-nti. New Orlrnni National llank.
CAHI. KOI IN , Trei. Union National Bank.
TTNPEZCEDENTBDTTTBACT101I.
* ' OVKII HALF A MII.MON DISTKIBCTJCD
Louisiana StateTottery Company ,
inrnrporaled In 1WS , for SI ream , by tue Ixwtalataro
for educations nntl charltnblo pnri > osei with a capl *
lal nf fjiMUtn | whlrli a reserve fund of OYcr
fjTril.tiUUhua ftlnco been n < ldod.
lly an uverwliulnilni ; popular vote It * francbUa
wn innda a imrt cif llm presunt constltutlou adoptoJ
li-rciubi ) > r ai , A. I > . Iffi ) .
Tlic only lotti-rr I'viT voted on and endorsed bj tbo
pcnplu nt nn > ntntu.
U HOT IT M ulc'S or no'tiHinci.
In ( irund Mnt-lo Number nr wnn tnko piano
monthly , uml the tlrunil ( jnarU'rly IJrnnlngi r iiu-
liirlr ovi-rr tlirco monlhs ( Murcli , Juno , BvptcmUvr
and lcuiibcr.l i
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TUNi : . Klrnt ( irnn > l DmnlriK. rlniw A , In tin ) Acad
emy nf Music. Nuw OrleuiiH , Tuuaday , Jan ill rr ID.
--21.'th (
> - Monthly Drawing :
CAPITAL PRIZE , $150,000.
Notleo Tickets arc Ten Dollars Only. '
$5 ; Fifths , $2 ; Tenths , $1 ,
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mlilrcHi. r'ST.M ) < MTKexpr < i moiiri oMers. or
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Address Ileslstored Letters to
SKW UltLEANS NATIONAL 1IANIC ,
NEW OUI.KAN8 , LA.
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1IM > 1 IMll J > nK rmli lli > Hiirf ard and
KRtly , whonni In rhnrtnof thn diawluut , in a ituar-
antcu nf xlmiiliilo liilriin- mid Inlcxrlty , that thu
rhnnct'ii Rruiillruuiil. nnd tlmt no onu can possllily
dlTliiouhnl nnniUvr wllldrnw a I'rlro.
ItlC.MKMIIKll Unit thn payinunt of Hll prlzo l
( il'AIIANir.CII 11V MIUM NATIONAL HANKS ( If Ktir (
( Mtl.KANVnnil the tickuts are ilunnl by thu pre ld ut
ot nn In tltntlon irhoao clmrtercd rights oru rocotf.
n 11 i'il In thn blKlirnt cniirl i lhi > ruler , buvrnre of any
uillatlo ib or auonriuLUi tulicmv.
BUFFALO BILL.
OirUollcHinoki Hall Co.n !
tlcini'iit I tukii trejit pleasure III
lilliiK that I liaru uwd tb Our.
hollc SmoXp llnll. I would nut
be without out ! . For u sudilun
ciild or throat tiout.li ) Itlslnrnt.
nubia In luct worth Icntlujus IU
wi'lKlilIn cnld Vouinlrulr.
VVM r.Conr. dlulTulo ( nil. )
( 'Hturrli , Ahllitiia , Hnmchltlfl ,
Nvuraliu , l''nnp , ] .niiiTroublo5
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un < l iipituillly euieil. Ono ball
rrnpriilly Mithtli'nt. Mall urdorst
t-oioke liall liy mull t'i and -euU
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ll lulJHIoniil. A KltCK T
arn \ at our urllce parlor * ,
by ull druL.-i.-Uti.
CARBOLIC SMOKE BALL COMPANY ,
South llinttecnth Street. Omaha. Neb
WE AK , UNDEVELOPED PARTS
( II lk < llady tularseU and slriuttbiued. Kull I'l' " " "
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